Glossary Term
Blinded
Performance MetricsEN
Definition
A characteristic of experiment design in which one or more groups involved (receiving, administering, or evaluating intervention) are unaware of which intervention any particular subject is receiving.
Extended Notes
Source: National Cancer Institute, NCI Thesaurus 26.09d, C49068. NCI definition, reproduced without modification under CC BY 4.0. Source identity and definition checked automatically on 2026-10-18. No individual clinical interpretation or human reviewer is asserted.
Also Known As
BlindBlindedBlinding
References
- NCI Thesaurus 26.09d — Blinded (C49068)
- Source: National Cancer Institute, NCI Thesaurus 26.09d, C49068. NCI definition, reproduced without modification under CC BY 4.0.
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